Posted on June 3, 2019January 23, 2021 by libraryvoices

Spectacular Writing Spots on Campus

University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia Library Reading Room

Empty Discovery Hall Auditorium (Room 061)

Often the magic of writing happens simply behind a desk. Writing doesn’t just have to happen behind a desk though. Where you write can become an adventure in and of itself. Take a break from your desk. To find out places to write next, look to the list below of the best writing spots on campus.

University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia Library Reading Room

Photo credit: UW Bothell/Cascadia Campus Library Facebook page

This reading room is surrounded by gorgeous windows that have wonderful views including that of the wetland forest. It’s the perfect space to write if you’re looking to write somewhere quiet (located on the third floor of the library straight ahead of the lobby).

Library Spring Quarter Hours (April 1 – June 14, 2019)

Day	Time
M-Th	8:00AM-10:00PM
F	8:00AM-5:00PM
Sat	9:00AM-5:00PM
Sun	12:00PM-8:00PM

Cram Nights: (open until midnight!)

Sunday, June 9th	12:00PM-12:00AM
Monday, June 10th	8:00AM-12:00AM

Spring-Summer Break 2019 (June 15 – June 23)

M-F	9:00AM-5:00PM
Saturday and Sunday	CLOSED

Open Learning Lab

Photo credit: UW Bothell

Grab a fantastic spot here at one of the desks by a window that outlooks to UW1, beautiful nature of the wetlands, and the promenade outside Discovery Hall (located in UW2).

Spring Quarter Hours

M-Th	6:30AM-12:00AM
F	6:30AM-8:00PM
Sat	8:00AM-8:00PM
Sun	12:00PM-8:00PM

Discovery Hall Study Spots

Photo credit: Hacker Architects

This is the perfect place your next Sci-Fi novel being that your surrounded by all things science in the University of Washington Bothell STEM building. For those who like being surrounded by modern and sleek architecture this is the perfect place for you to write (these spots are dispersed throughout the entire building). Coffee is close by at Common Grounds which resides in neighboring UW2 which is a plus.

Spring Quarter Hours

M-Th	6:30AM-12:00AM
F	6:30AM-8:00PM
Sat	8:00AM-8:00PM
Sun	12:00PM-8:00PM

Empty Discovery Hall Auditorium (Room 061)*

Photo credit: UW Bothell

This theatric writing space would be great to write your next play in (located on the ground floor of Discovery Hall).

Spring Quarter Hours

M-Th	6:30AM-12:00AM
F	6:30AM-8:00PM
Sat	8:00AM-8:00PM
Sun	12:00PM-8:00PM

*time varies depending on occupancy.

A Secluded Stairwell

Photo credit: Emily J. Oomen

You can find these hidden gem spots in most of the buildings (just walk all the way up the stairs, and eventually you will bump into these dead end spaces).

Spring Quarter Hours

Discovery Hall

M-Th	6:30AM-12:00AM
F	6:30AM-8:00PM
Sat	8:00AM-8:00PM
Sun	12:00PM-8:00PM

UW2

M-Th	6:30AM-12:00AM
F	6:30AM-8:00PM
Sat	8:00AM-8:00PM
Sun	12:00PM-8:00PM

UW1

M-Th	6:30AM-12:00AM
F	6:30AM-8:00PM
Sat	8:00AM-8:00PM
Sun	12:00PM-8:00PM

Cascadia CC1 and CC2

M-Th	6:30AM-12:00AM
F	7:00AM-7:30PM
Sat	8:30AM-5:00PM
Sun	CLOSED

Cascadia CC3

M-Th	6:30AM-12:00AM
F	7:00AM-7:30PM
Sat	8:30AM-5:00PM
Sun	CLOSED

Promenade Outside Discovery

Photo credit: Hacker Architects

On a sunny day this spot would be as wonderful as eating gelato in the Roman Forum (located in front of Discovery Hall).

M-Sun	12:00AM-11:59PM

Empty Cascadia Studio Classrooms*

Photo credit: Emily J. Oomen

Lean into your artistic side by writing in one of these studio classrooms (located on the second floor of CC3).

Spring Quarter Hours

CC-203

M/W	6:00AM-1:15PM, 3:45PM-10:30PM

T/Th	6:00AM-8AM, 10:30AM-10:30PM
F	7:00AM-7:30PM
Sat	8:30AM-5:00PM
Sun	CLOSED

CC3-201

M/W	6AM-10:30AM, 1:00PM-1:30PM, 4PM-10:30PM

T/Th	6:00AM-10:30PM
F	7:00AM-7:30PM
Sat	8:30AM-5:00PM
Sun	CLOSED

*Time varies depending on occupancy.

Coffee shops

Food for Thought

Photo credit: UW Bothell

Come to the busiest coffee shop on campus for your words to become food for thought. Pick up the best coffee on campus here, a new pen from the University Bookstore next door, and get to writing (located in front of the Campus Library in the center of campus).

Spring Quarter Hours

M-Th	8:00AM-8:00PM
F	8:00AM-5:00PM
Sat	CLOSED
Sun	CLOSED

Stopwatch Espresso

Photo credit: Stopwatch Espresso Facebook page

Start your writing timer at Stopwatch Espresso. Be sure to take a look at the amazing artwork within this bustling espresso stand (located at the ground floor of CC1).

Spring Quarter Hours

M-Th	7:00AM-7:00PM
F	7:00AM-2:00PM
Sat	CLOSED
Sun	CLOSED

Common Grounds

photo credit: Nano Tellez

Channel your inner Common and write what you really think about the world at Common Grounds (located on the bottom floor of UW2).

Spring Quarter Hours

M-Th	7:00AM-7:00PM
F	7:00AM-2:00PM
Sat	CLOSED
Sun	CLOSED

The Den*

Photo credit: The Bothell Blog

Cozy to the supreme is what this coffee shop specializes in. There is a great atmosphere to write in where live music and open mics happen from time to time. There are also meeting rooms you could book if you’d like to write with an awesome chai latte, but need to write in a quietish space (located a ten minute walk from campus, and merely a few minutes by car or transit).

M-Th	6:00AM-8:00PM
F	6:00AM-9:00PM
Sat	7:00AM-9:00PM
Sun	7:00AM-5:00PM

*The Den is a ten minute walk from campus.

Writing Locations for Nature Lovers

Wetland Promenade

Photo credit: UW Bothell

Beautiful nature and quiet seclusion abounds at this location (located near the Activities and Recreation Center).

M-Sun	12:00AM-11:59PM

The Ancestors

Photo credit: UW Bothell

Write in the middle of this sculpture and feel motivational spirit from your ancestors (located near the middle of campus in front of the West Campus trail and behind the Food Forest).

M-Sun	12:00AM-11:59PM

Picnic Table among Trail along West Campus Trail

Photo credit: Emily J. Oomen

This is a wonderful picnic table to sit at and write down all your meditative thoughts among a plethora of trees (if you walk along the trail along West Campus eventually you will run into this table).

M-Sun	12:00AM-11:59AM

Tree in the Forest within the West Campus Trail

Photo credit: UWB

Befriend a tree to become your writing tree (a bunch of wonderful trees to sit by are located in the forest near the West Campus trail).

M-Sun	12:00AM-11:59AM

Rocks by the Forest near the Library

Photo credit: Emily J. Oomen

Embrace your inner billy goat and write the next Three Billy Goats Gruff on the rocks (these rocks are wedged in front of the West Campus trail and behind the Campus Library).

M-Sun	12:00AM-11:59AM

The Garden by the Truly House

Photo credit: UWB Teaching and Learning Center

Water your garden of words while smelling the roses in the Truly House garden (if you walk all the way up the stairs leading to the upper levels of Discovery Hall then turn right you will run into this garden).

M-Sun	12:00AM-11:59AM

Hopefully, you will have sometime before the quarter ends to get some writing done in one of these study spots that suits your interests. Comment with any other study spots you are aware of that weren’t included in this list. Write on!

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Posted on May 3, 2019January 23, 2021 by libraryvoices

My journey being a female computer science student

In 1956, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was one of only nine women in Harvard Law School. Facing sex discrimination in the classroom, she stood out as a fearless defender of equal rights. Sixty years later, it has become part of my daily routine, since I entered the field of computer science as a woman. The programming classes I have taken were always dominated by men, but I still feel confident sharing my unique opinions, not afraid of debating, and have proven to be a stellar student among them. If you take a close look at my background and previous experience, you would never doubt my passion and capability.

My story begins with my dad, who was not only my first teacher, but my first male competitor in science. I still remember when I learned calculations with decimal numbers in a competition with my dad while riding in the car to my grandma’s house when I was only five. Thanks to my dad, my childhood was immersed in an atmosphere of science. While other kids enjoyed playing with their dolls, exploring computer hardware was my favorite thing to do. Starting to learn programming by himself in his 30’s, my dad made coding a lifelong pursuit. His enthusiasm inspired me to study abroad and pursue a degree from one of the best computer science programs in the world at UW. Along the journey, he continued to encourage me to believe in the equality between men and women’s ambition, talent, ability and value by supporting my passions and decisions.

I reinforced my determination to major in Computer Science at UW when I was taking fundamentals of programming classes and conducting research with Dr. William Erdly. This introductory class further increased my interest in programming by teaching me how to think like a programmer. In particular, I was fascinated by the process of problem-solving in the world of programming. I am challenged to constantly jump out of my comfort zone along the way and each time I learn something new. It might sound tough to a lot of people, it, however, makes studying, programming and my life interesting and exciting. While completing the courses, I joined the research team led by Dr. Erdly. I, with the team, have been developing digital tools aiming to improve vision assessment and thereby detect potential implications of near vision/undeveloped patterning issues. Our final product will be an Android mobile app named Red Flag, which is expected to support clinical diagnosis and treatment decision-making in schools and hospitals across Washington State. Working with Dr. Erdly has been a valuable learning experience for me. Although the high paced working environment was a big challenge for a second-year college student, I cultivated resilience, quickly improved my technical skills, and showed a remarkable aptitude in scientific research. Furthermore, when I realized that my work would make contributions to public health in the real world, my passion for computer science grew stronger. Making technological innovation work for human’s wellbeing has become a pursuit for my future career.

Posted on April 22, 2019March 13, 2021 by libraryvoices

Book Club Guide

After finishing reading a book that has just blown your mind have you ever wanted to ramble at-length about it to someone, but then had to hold-in all your thoughts about the book as there was no one who would listen to rambles about the book? Well, no longer do you have to be silent about all your book thoughts as there are many book clubs and Community Reads you can join that would be thrilled to hear all your thoughts about books. The beauty of book clubs does not end with discussing books a length. Book clubs are a wonderful way to connect with fellow book-loving community, make friends, and discover awesome books. Check out many book clubs below you might want to become apart of.

Library Book Clubs

Libraries are a great place to find book clubs, connect with the literary loving community, and connect with your fellow community. Check out The University of Washington Bothell / Cascadia College Campus Library own Community Reads program below!

UW Bothell / Cascadia College Campus Library Community Reads

Upcoming Book: Emergent Strategy

Time: Wednesday, May 1st @12pm

Location: Library Room, LB1 – 205

Interview below with Cora Thomas, team member of Community Reads.

Emily: How did Community Reads start?

Cora: Community Reads began in 2016 from a group that wanted to focus on equity, inclusion, diversity, and social justice issues. It branched off from a core group that were focusing on those issues. It has evolved since then as we are developing campus partnerships, expanding our marketing reach, and offering a variety of ways to engage with the texts on our webpage and providing sample chapters via Canvas.

Emily: What is the purpose of Community Reads?

Cora: The purpose of the library’s Community Reads program is to facilitate quarterly events in the library around common books or other media. Our intention is to choose readings which will cultivate productive discussion in the campus community around equity, social justice, and diversity. Our goals for the Community Reads program are to build community through a common intellectual experience, promote engagement with thoughtful noteworthy works of literature or scholarship related to issues of equity and social justice across the UWB/CC campus and community, and offer instructors an opportunity to invigorate curriculum with vital issues and community conversation.

Emily: How does Community Reads build community?

Cora: Community Reads builds community through asking the campus to engage with a book or material from a book at our quarterly event. During these meetings people hear different perspectives, and break into smaller groups to discuss the themes found in the text. I think if people hear from diverse backgrounds than they can build community. Building a community that understands they are not alone in their uncertainty or pain, work towards healing, bettering themselves through hearing differing view points, and interacting with the world through discussing crucial issues that effect all of us like systemic racism.

Emily: How do you promote engagement with thoughtful noteworthy works of literature or scholarship related to issues of equity and social justice across the UW Bothell and Cascadia campuses and community?

Cora: In terms of engaging people across campuses to participate we try to select material that have a common theme that touches issues that are directly effecting our students on this campus and in the broader community at hand. We try to draw a connection between issues that face our students and broader campus and the text we ask everyone to engage with. During Fall Quarter 2018, we read a book about the Black Lives Matter movement called When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-Cullors. We have read a couple books about that subject because on this campus it has been a critical issue that people really care about.

Emily: How was the last community reads?

Cora: We had a full room of people and a powerful discussion. It was a pretty hard book to read called Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot. But, at the same time a very important book to read. It was about indigenous trauma, mental health issues, and sexual and emotional abuse.

Emily: What differentiates Community Reads from a book club?

Cora: If it was called a book club I think it would have an additional piece attached to it. A piece that moves one step forward. We challenge people to grapple with additional resources and challenge people to go beyond the text. For instance there might be a video they would watch that would be about the author, and/or articles about the book. Then there is an action piece which we are still developing. After our event group discussions how do you go about and apply this out into the world? Many of the books we read are about activism, so how do you go out into the world and stand up and participate in what you are passionate about. If you are interested in activism then Community Reads is a kind of a catalyst for going in that direction. It’s not always about the traditional definition of activism. Sometimes what comes up in our event discussions is the sense of internal activism where you want to focus on yourself too and improve yourself and how you move through the world. Those types of internal struggles and navigations can help the world as well. In terms of academia it helps to change institutional oppression. It is still a young program, so there is a lot of work to do within our own group with how we envision the future of the program and how we engage the campus. We are always trying to improve and listen to feedback from our attendees and other campus community members.

Emily: Is there anything else you would like to say?

Cora: I think it is a really amazing program and opportunity to participate, and connect with other people on campus, connect with different types of literature, and have a chance to work together and “see” one another. Even though we are strangers in this room we do have a lot of strength and commonality as we meet in a shared space. Hopefully people can take away value and inspiration after each event. Even if it’s a small realization of something new. I think those small “aha” moments is the definition of success in our program.

King County Book Group

Check out King County’s myriad of book groups for a wide variety of tastes. Book groups include BFF: Tween Book Clubs, and Russian Book Club. Again, to find out more click the link in the title.

Book Shop Book Clubs

Did you know that many bookstores have their own book clubs? Neat right? Check out a couple of book clubs hosted at these local bookstores.

University Bookstore

The University Book Store has a great variety of book groups and events. Check out The Other Book Club.

Upcoming Book: Leading Man

Time: Wednesday, May 1st @ 6pm

Location: U District University Book Store

In Someone Else’s Shoes Book Group

Discuss books that explore non-western cultures through literature. Join us to broaden your awareness of the world!

Upcoming Book: The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Time: Third Sunday of the month @ 2pm

Location: The Neverending Bookshop, Main Street Bothell

Third Place Books Lake Forest Park Book Clubs

Third Place Bookstore has a myriad of book clubs and bookish events.

I Can Fly Twice As High Book Club

Upcoming Book: Our Lady of the Nile

Time: Saturday, April 20th @ 7:00pm

Location: Seward Park

Meetup.com Book Clubs

You can find alot of book clubs made by community locals that center around a variety of genres and topics through meetup.com. Bothell meetup.com book clubs include Bothell Book Club Meetup and Bothell Books, Movies & other stuff.

Current book from Bothell Book Club meetup : The Gifts of Imperfection

Time: Thursday, May 9th @ 7pm

Location: Panera Bread (21221 Bothell Everette Hwy Bothell, WA)

Online Book Clubs

There are a plethora of online book groups that center around a variety of topics and genres. You are sure to find one that strikes your interest.

Good Reads Book Groups

There are a myriad of book groups on Good Reads ranging from the eccentric EVERYONE Has Read This but Me – The Catch-Up Book Club to the niche Goodreads Librarians Group. You can also find other unique book clubs like Emma Watson’s United Nations Women affiliated book group our shared shelf.

Upcoming Book from Our Shared Shelf: Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Confabulous Memoir

Finish Date: Tuesday, April 30th

Discussion Location: Our Shared Shelf Forum

Belletrist

This is a book group that started up recently by Emma Roberts which celebrates reading, female literacy, and independent books. Each month this group selects an independent bookstore and book. There social media features lots of amazing photos that would jazz the soul of any bibliophile (*photo below!!*). This organization also has a wonderful blog that features interviews from awesome Awkwafina.

Upcoming Book: The Ash Family

Youtube

Youtube’s Booktube is a great place to discover book clubs. There are also reading challenges like BlackAThon and the 24 hours readathon that frequently happen across Youtube which you can also participate in as well!

Hopefully one of these clubs will strike your fancy. Read on!

Posted on December 27, 2018March 13, 2021 by libraryvoices · 2 Comments

UWB/CC Campus Library at UW Children’s Literature Open House

On the 25th of October 2018, the University of Washington held an open house for their children’s literature collections across a few of their libraries. UWB/CC Campus Library was among one of the libraries that had the chance to display a fraction of their children’s literature collection. The librarian in charge of representing the UWB/CC Campus at the event, Caitlan Maxwell (Education Librarian), chose to follow a theme centered around the hashtag “#OwnVoices”.

#OwnVoices was created by Corrine Davis, who wanted to have a hashtag for others to be able to recommend children’s literature to each other about “diverse characters written by authors from that same diverse group”. Using the idea of this hashtag, Caitlan selected a few books from the UWB/CC Library collection to display at the Suzzallo Library at the UW Seattle campus.

In addition to bringing these wonderfully diverse books, Caitlan asked if any of the student specialists (who oversee the 2nd floor Children’s Literature book displays) wanted to come along. The UWB/CC Children’s Literature book displays are a one-of-a-kind book display to the UW Libraries. UWB/CC campus library, is the only library who offers their student employees the chance to create children’s literature displays on a topic of their choice. In the recent years these displays have ranged from “Woodland creatures” to “Children’s Literature Around the World” and “Ramadan”.

Recently the focus of the children’s literature displays has been turned to education. Student circulation assistants at the UWB/CC Campus Library want to use these displays as an opportunity to educate children and people in our community on different topics.

For the open house, Caitlan gave me the opportunity to show off a mini display of what we might have here in Bothell, over at Suzzallo Library at the Seattle campus. I wanted to use books that Caitlan would already be bringing with her, following the #OwnVoices theme. With Caitlan’s support, I decided to title the mini display “Womxn” and have books centered around intersectional feminism.

We were not the only library on display that day, Tacoma brought books all around the theme of “Social Justice” which they purchased using a donation from a community member, the East Asia Library brought North Korean comics and literature, and Special Collections put some very old children’s books on display. The displays were all very unique, unfortunately I was unable to photograph them while I was there. I can attest to the special collections books being very antique-like, a little creepy, and heavily guarded from any liquids (I was told to step away from the display when I had a cup of water with me).

Children’s literature is something most adults are expected to stop reading when they reach a certain age. But, why does this have to be the case? In most cases children’s literature will end with the main character having learned a lesson, coming up with a resolution to a problem, or coming to terms with the people around them. These are all lessons we don’t stop learning as adults, children and adults can both take something away from reading children’s literature. I think it’s time we stop shaming adults for enjoying children’s literature, and it’s time we start encouraging it.

If you’re interested in reading some children’s literature, the UWB/CC Campus Library has a large selection. The north end of the third floor has a designated area for children’s literature with hundreds of titles. We also have children’s books available for check out (without fear of fines) in our Rec Reads Collection on the first floor to the left hand side of the front entrance.

– Andrea P.

Posted on November 28, 2018March 13, 2021 by libraryvoices

To All The Books I’ve Loved Before…

You may have heard of “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before“, well this is “To All the Books I’ve Loved Before.” I know you have them, too.

These books are my most prized childhood memories. Everyone needed a Mr. Falker at one point, or felt like Chrysanthemum, where you needed a friend like Frog and Toad, and there was definitely a time when no one could break the confidence you had with your purple, plastic purse.

There are 5 books in total.

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes,

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff,

Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco,

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes,

and… The Frog and The Toad Together by Arnold Lobel.